Sr Manager, Design Enablement

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DAT Freight and Analytics is looking for an experienced, cross-functional Senior Manager to lead a blended Design Enablement Team of UX designers and engineers in Denver, CO. This leader will own the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of the customer-facing experiences that sit at the intersection of marketing, identity, account support, and our design system (CARGO).

In this role, you will lead a design enablement team responsible for:

• The design and development of all DAT marketing sites (e.g.,  and related marketing web properties)
• The UX and design of self-service upgrade (SSU), single sign-on (SSO), and account support experiences across the customer lifecycle
• The design function of CARGO, DAT’s design system, ensuring our components, patterns, and standards are usable, well-documented, and adopted by product teams

This is a highly collaborative, hands-on leadership role that blends the responsibilities of an Engineering Manager and a UX/Design Manager
. You will partner closely with leaders in Product, Marketing, Engineering, Identity/Platform, and Customer Support to drive a cohesive, measurable user experience across surfaces that are critical to brand perception, conversion, and customer trust.

You are a hybrid leader who is equally comfortable discussing design systems and UX strategy as you are reviewing front-end architecture or deployment approaches
. You’ve led multidisciplinary teams and know how to create an environment where designers and engineers can do their best work together.

You likely:

• Have significant experience (8+ years) in UX, product design, front-end engineering, or a related field; with 3–5+ years managing cross-functional or multi-disciplinary teams.
• Have led design and development for marketing sites and/or high-traffic customer-facing web experiences.
• Understand identity and account experiences (SSO, authentication, provisioning, account settings, support portals) and how they tie into security, compliance, and customer trust.
• Have hands-on familiarity with:
  • Modern web technologies (HTML/CSS, JavaScript/Type Script, component frameworks)
  • Design tools (e.g., Figma) and design system practices (tokens, components, documentation)
• Are comfortable managing roadmaps and backlogs that span UX, engineering, and platform work.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences, and can advocate for UX and engineering quality using data and narrative.

Team & Practice Leadership

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of UX designers and engineers, providing clear expectations, regular feedback, and growth opportunities.
• Create a high-trust, outcomes-focused culture that values craft, technical excellence, accessibility, and experimentation.
• Define and evolve team rituals and practices (design reviews, architecture reviews, crits, retros, road mapping, etc.) that work for both designers and engineers.
• Partner with UX and Engineering leadership to define career paths, leveling expectations, and performance criteria for hybrid…